THE OLIVE-TREE ridiculed1 the Fig-Tree because, while she was

　　green all the year round, the Fig-Tree changed its leaves with

　　the seasons. A shower of snow fell upon them, and, finding the

　　Olive full of foliage2, it settled upon its branches and broke

　　them down with its weight, at once despoiling3 it of its beauty

　　and killing4 the tree. But finding the Fig-Tree denuded5 of

　　leaves, the snow fell through to the ground, and did not injure

　　it at all.